Underfloor Heating: Warm Your Feet While Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

As the nights start to draw in and the chills start to creep into the home, you may consider new and more effective ways to heat your home. And with energy companies increasing their prices year on year and more pressure on homeowners to reduce their carbon footprint, you might set your sights on a more efficient and eco-friendly heating system, too.

Underfloor heating was once a luxury reserved for the rich, but now, thanks to its growing popularity and the reduction in component costs, everybody can enjoy this luxurious, energy efficient, and long lasting heating system.

Ditch the Central Heating – Here’s Why

The main culprits for heat loss when using a central heating system are your radiators. Most radiators are installed against a brick wall. When they are emitting heat, much of this heat is absorbed by your walls or nearby windows allowing heat to escape. This heat loss is further increased when radiators are fixed on an external wall underneath a window.

How Underfloor Saves Money and the Environment

With underfloor heating installed, you can enjoy reduced heating bills and a reduced carbon footprint as a result. When underfloor heating is in operation, the heat source is distributed across the entire surface of the floor. This means that every inch of the floor is heated and that the generated heat rises, warming the whole room. With the air gently warmed, this heat circulates throughout the room creating a cosy and comfortable environment.

Underfloor heating is also more efficient than other forms of heating because it doesn’t need to work as hard as traditional heating systems. The warm water that has been pumped through the system can be returned while it is still warm reducing the amount of energy it takes to power your system.

Cleaner Air Around the Home

Another benefit of underfloor heating is that the air circulating around the system is cleaner than the air that is constantly pushed around the home by radiators. In addition to warm air, radiators also distribute moisture. This moisture can cause mould and damp to form over time which will reduce the air quality around your home.

Let’s Not Forget the Wow-Factor

In addition to its environmentally and wallet friendly benefits, there is also a certain wow-factor associated with underfloor heating. You’ll love stepping onto your underfloor heating first thing in the mornings and enjoying the oohs and aahs from guests when they first set foot on your toasty tiles.

We offer a complete end-to-end service when it comes to underfloor heating. From design and installation through to screeding over and around your new heating system, we give you exceptional service and aftercare. Speak to our team today to find out more about our underfloor heating systems and how you can warm your feet while also reducing your carbon footprint.